Health Highlights: May 1, 2023
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
Suicide rates among U.S. adolescents doubled in 10 years. Suicide rates among 13- and 14-year-old Americans were on the rise between 2008 and 2018, and suicide is now the No. 1 cause of death in this age group, a new report finds. Read more
Could long COVID change brain activity? Scans showed abnormal activity in long COVID patients, even when they performed well on thinking and memory tests. Read more
General Mills issue recall of flour due to possible salmonella. The company is recalling four varieties of its Gold Medal flour, and consumers should check the packaging to see if their flour is among those recalled. Read more
Years after COVID, some struggle with lung conditions. One Houston police officer is still fighting an interstitial lung disease (ILD) known as pulmonary fibrosis (PF), and he's not the only COVID survivor to do so. Read more
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